I walked into the bathroom last night to find...
wet underwear hanging on the door knob.
2 feed sacks hanging over the towel rack. (someone had washed them out in the bathtub and was drip drying them!)
3 swimsuits on the floor
1 pair of shoes on the floor
So much for a relaxing bubble bath...
Sidenote: Do not google "pictures of messy bathrooms"! I wanted to add some images to my page. UGH!
Conversation with my kids...
A broken heart is like a plate that was dropped on the floor and shattered so now we need to glue it back together and it becomes a beautiful piece of art, never to be restored to its original perfection. But it has character. Picture your heart as that glued together piece of art...
Child 1 sighs happily "yes, that is my heart. It is healed."
Child 2-3 immediately tell me "my heart isn't healed yet. The glue didn't stick"
Child 4 listened but didn't participate.
So I reminded them accepting love and giving forgiveness are the key to healing. Like the glue holding the broken pieces together. But one needs to choose that.... as child 1 has.
Today I must remind myself.. it is their choice to heal, to accept love, to forgive.
My son is having a yardsale, because he owes me money.. money that I loaned to him to buy a treasure chest..
He is selling rocks and feed bags.
I love his whole attitude about the whole situation and the valuable lesson he is learning about borrowing and spending money you don't have because you want something NOW.
We are having a pool party today... my kids are growing up! This week my oldest one will be double digits.. So much fun watching my kids grow up.
At the dinner table...
Lee choked on his food.
Elizabeth says "mom almost had to give you "SPR"...
Me: SPR?!
Elizabeth: yea, like we learned at the ambulance!
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Fishing Fun
My friend L just moved into a new house with a pond out back. My kids have been begging to go fishing! Saturday afternoon we finally made it work.
Lots of kids, lots of tangled fishing lines...
Only one fish was caught... Elizabeth is my most patient fisherman!
The fishing was cut short by a storm! Beautiful clouds!
Little fisherman... so cute!
We had a fun afternoon evening! The kids fished for awhile then played in the basement until dinner! Yummy Taco Salad!
After dinner they got to play ball...
Love Saturday evenings like this!
Love Saturday evenings like this!
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Mother's Day for the Single Mom
How do you celebrate Mother's Day?
For many adoptive families, Mother's Day is a bittersweet day.
Adoption allows mothers to become mothers without giving birth. It gives children loving mothers.
Adoption means mothers have lost their children, some willingly, some not. It means children have lost mothers who wouldn't or couldn't parent.
For us, Mother's Day represents loss and redemption. Some kids focus on the redemption, some focus on the loss...
As a single parent, Mother's Day is hard. Except that I have started celebrating myself. (I know! I know! But I do! lol ) My theory is that no one else will teach my kids to appreciate me...
So Friday at Walmart, I let them chose flowers which I then bought for myself! lol Yes, I do buy myself flowers!
Friday night Mr. H, our pastor of care brought pizza to help the kids celebrate their awesome mom. His words not mine. lol I don't compliment myself, I only buy myself flowers and gifts! ;)
Oh and Nesiah brought a cute card and flowers home from school!
What are some ways you can encourage the single mom, the adoptive mom, the mom suffering loss of a child?
For the single and/or the adoptive mom
1. bring a meal so she doesn't have to cook.
2. clean her house
3. take her kids to buy her gifts. (my best friend does this for Christmas and I think it's such a neat idea.)
4. bring her kids flowers, to give to her.
5. a gift card
For the adoptive mom:
1. offer to babysit
2. show her kids that YOU think she is a good and loving mom
3. help her kids make something to celebrate the blessing of mom
4. take a meal
5. babysit
For the mom who lost a child:
1. send flowers in memory
2. talk about the missing child
3. give an extra hug
4. send a card
For many adoptive families, Mother's Day is a bittersweet day.
Adoption allows mothers to become mothers without giving birth. It gives children loving mothers.
Adoption means mothers have lost their children, some willingly, some not. It means children have lost mothers who wouldn't or couldn't parent.
#reallife
For us, Mother's Day represents loss and redemption. Some kids focus on the redemption, some focus on the loss...
As a single parent, Mother's Day is hard. Except that I have started celebrating myself. (I know! I know! But I do! lol ) My theory is that no one else will teach my kids to appreciate me...
So Friday at Walmart, I let them chose flowers which I then bought for myself! lol Yes, I do buy myself flowers!
Friday night Mr. H, our pastor of care brought pizza to help the kids celebrate their awesome mom. His words not mine. lol I don't compliment myself, I only buy myself flowers and gifts! ;)
Oh and Nesiah brought a cute card and flowers home from school!
What are some ways you can encourage the single mom, the adoptive mom, the mom suffering loss of a child?
For the single and/or the adoptive mom
1. bring a meal so she doesn't have to cook.
2. clean her house
3. take her kids to buy her gifts. (my best friend does this for Christmas and I think it's such a neat idea.)
4. bring her kids flowers, to give to her.
5. a gift card
For the adoptive mom:
1. offer to babysit
2. show her kids that YOU think she is a good and loving mom
3. help her kids make something to celebrate the blessing of mom
4. take a meal
5. babysit
For the mom who lost a child:
1. send flowers in memory
2. talk about the missing child
3. give an extra hug
4. send a card
Edited to add: At church this morning the kids gathered up front to tell their moms what they appreciate about them.... My son says "I am thankful my mom adopted me". #tearjerker
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